Images from a day of feeding and caring for the various animals at Operation Wildlife
photo by: Nick Krug
Volunteer Gary Crain approaches a Great Horned Owl named Casey with some food as Casey is held securely by another volunteer on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
A groundhog with head trauma peeks out of his cage on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
A baby bird opens its mouth with the expectation of food on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
Volunteer Gary Crain holds a newly-arrived Great Blue Heron delivered from Burlingame, Kan., as other volunteers Sara Irick, right, and Hannah McCullen ready a cage for it to be housed in during its recovery, Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
A Finch flaps its wings trying to fly as volunteer Hannah McCullen test its ability to fly during a release attempt on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
A Red-tailed Hawk with a broken wing is burrito-wrapped before being fed on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
Volunteer Gary Crain looks into the trunk of Burlingame resident Katie Chevron's trunk along with her four-year-old daughter Izzy as he carefully tries to grab an injured Great Blue Heron that Chevron drove to Operation Wildlife on Monday.
photo by: Nick Krug
Operation Wildlife director Diane Johnson and volunteer Gary Crain lay a newly-arrived Great Blue Heron on an examining table as they prepare to treat an injured wing, Monday, June 30, 2014 at their Linwood facility, 23375 Guthrie Road. Johnson is seeking $12 thousand in donations to cover the unexpected cost of repairs to the air conditioning unit and replacing and repairing other appliances that have left the organization in a finacial pinch.
photo by: Nick Krug
An owl waits atop a perch as its cage is cleaned on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.
photo by: Nick Krug
Baby Mallard ducks huddle together in a under heat lamps within a tub on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie in Linwood.